False Heads

False Heads performing at ULU, London

False Heads are an east London-based three piece rock/punk band consisting of Luke Griffiths (Vocals/Guitar), Jake Elliott (Bass) and Barney Nash (Drums/Vocals).

History

Having met at Coopers' Company and Coborn School in Upminster, the three members reconvened after university to make music together in late 2015. While all members had collaborated creatively with each other in the past and Griffiths had previously released music under the title, this marked the first time they began to perform together as False Heads.

While playing at the Black Heart in Camden in November 2015, False Heads caught the attention of former Ramones manager Danny Fields. Fields began to take an interest in and to mentor the band, even declaring that they were "the future of Rock and Roll”.[1]

After releasing a number of singles in 2016 and playing venues including the Roundhouse in July 2016 for the 30th anniversary of the Ramones’ performance there,[2] False Heads released their debut EP Gutter Press in March 2017. The EP received critical acclaim and extensive radio play, both domestically and internationally.[3][4] Alongside being played on Radio 1 and recording a live session on Radio X, Iggy Pop championed the band on his Radio 6 Music programme.[5] In the United States Rodney Bingenheimer regularly praised the band and played Gutter Press tracks on his Sirius XM show.[6] The band also performed at a number of festivals (including Isle of Wight Festival,[7] Y Not Festival[8] and Reading Festival[9]) and supported The Libertines on their 'Tiddeley Om Pom Pom Tour' later that year.[10]

In November 2017 the band were included on the bill at “A Peaceful Noise”, a show celebrating the life of Nick Alexander, who was killed during the Bataclan terrorist attack in 2015. False Heads performed alongside Frank Turner, Band of Skulls and Josh Homme at the ULU in Bloomsbury, London.[11]

False Heads were included in The Independent's list of bands to watch in 2018.[12] They are releasing their second EP through Cargo Records and These Bloody Thieves Records on 21 September [13] after playing an intensive festival season including the mainstage at InMusic Festival supporting Queens of the Stoneage. [14]

Discography

  • Gutter Press EP (2017)
  • Less is Better EP (2018)

References

  1. ↑ "ORIGINAL ICONS – FALSE HEADS | Original Penguin UK Blog". www.originalpenguin.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  2. ↑ "Roundhouse Punk Weekender -". www.roundhouse.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  3. ↑ O'Connor, Roisin (9 March 2017). "False Heads reveal new EP Gutter Press - premiere". The Independent. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Dhillon, Achal (29 March 2017). "Artist of day 29/03: False Heads". The Metro.
  5. ↑ "Iggy Confidential #112: November 03, 2017". Rollins Archive. 29 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "[INTERVIEW] With...False Heads". www.itsallindie.com. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  7. ↑ http://www.foxesmagazine.com/backstage/jack-rocks-isle-of-wight-festival-2017-foxes-magazine
  8. ↑ http://www.ynotfestivals.co.uk/2017lineup/
  9. ↑ http://www.efestivals.co.uk/news/17/170817b.shtml
  10. ↑ "The Libertines announce support acts for UK seaside tour - NME". NME. 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  11. ↑ "A Peaceful Noise". HuffPost UK. 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  12. ↑ "The best new artists to look out for in 2018". The Independent. 2017-11-22. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  13. ↑ https://louderthanwar.com/watch-london-based-gutter-punks-false-heads-keep-fighting-good-fight-new-single-yellow/
  14. ↑ https://www.nme.com/festivals/inmusic/queens-of-the-stone-age-shimmied-and-shook-their-way-through-the-first-night-of-zagrebs-inmusic-festival-2343817
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